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Elder John White (d. 1683/4)
Mary Levit
Elder John White died between 17 December 1683 and 23 January 1684. He married Mary Unknown on 26 December 1622. [muh] Mary was probably the daughter of William Levett, whose will of 1626 John White witnessed. [muh]
John came to New England with Elder William Goodwin in the Lyon, arriving on 16 September 1632. [muh]
John settled in Cambridge, where he admitted a freeman on 4 March 1633 and a townsman in 1635. [muh]
John sold his homestead and other lands, and went to Hartford in 1636. [muh] He was a townsman there in 1642, 1646, 1651, and 1653. [muh]
In 1653 John was granted land in Middletown. [muh]
In 1659 John was a founder of Hadley, Massachusetts. [muh]
In 1670 John returned to Hartford, joined the south church and became an Elder. [muh]
John made his will on 17 December 1683; inventory was taken on his estate on 23 Janury 1684. [muh]
Children of John White:
i. Mary White
ii. Captain Nathaniel White married Elizabeth Unknown.
iii. Sergeant John White married Sarah Bunce.
iv. Daniel White
v. Sarah White
vi. Jacob White
References:
muh. Charles Collard Adams, Middletown Upper Houses: A History of the North Society of Middletown, Connecticut (New York: Grafton Press, 1908), 713–4.
Last revised: 11-Oct-2021